Killer storms

Storm-damaged trees litter the east lawn of the Capitol in Washington today after severe weather left multiple people dead and hundreds of thousands without power from Indiana to New Jersey.

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An uprooted tree lies across a street in the American University neighborhood of Washington, DC the morning after a violent storm swept through the area.

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This uprooted tree caused damage to electrical lines and a home in the American University neighborhood of Washington.

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Debris and downed trees clutter the streets in Northwest Washington after massive storms blew through the area.

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An uprooted tree blocks a street, and seems to have pulled down power lines, in the American University neighborhood. The day after the storms, hundreds of thousands were still without power throughout the eastern US. The storms produced hurricane-force winds in excess of 80mph.

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A car is covered with a fallen tree at Dupont Circle in Washington.

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In Richmond, Virginia, a man surveys the damage done to his girlfriend’s apartment.

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Workers push over a tree that fell onto the 14th fairway following an overnight storm in the Washington area, at the AT&T National in Bethesda, Maryland.

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A worker cuts up a fallen tree so that power lines can be repaired in Huntington, Maryland.

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Another worker in Huntington, Maryland is framed by a giant, uprooted tree.